Jun 12, 2017
Pens open as favourites to three-peat in 2018
The newly crowned Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins head into next year as the betting favourites to win a third straight Stanley Cup, according to Las Vegas-based betting house Bovada. The Pens are listed as 9-to-1 favourites to become the first time since the 1983 New York Islanders to win three Stanley Cups in a row.
TSN.ca Staff
The newly crowned Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins head into next year as the betting favourites to win a third straight Stanley Cup, according to Las Vegas-based betting house Bovada.
The Pens are listed as 9-to-1 favourites to become the first time since the 1983 New York Islanders to win three Stanley Cups in a row.
Behind them at 12-to-1 odds are four teams in the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals.
The expansion Vegas Golden Knights have the longest odds at 150-to-1.
As for the other Canadian clubs, the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs come in at 16-to-1, the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators at 33-to-1, the Winnipeg Jets at 40-to-1 and the Vancouver Canucks bringing up the rear at 75-to-1.
2018 Stanley Cup Odds
TEAM | ODDS |
---|---|
Pittsburgh Penguins | 9/1 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 12/1 |
Edmonton Oilers | 12/1 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 12/1 |
Washington Capitals | 12/1 |
Anaheim Ducks | 14/1 |
Nashville Predators | 14/1 |
Dallas Stars | 16/1 |
Minnesota Wild | 16/1 |
Montreal Canadiens | 16/1 |
New York Rangers | 16/1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 16/1 |
Los Angeles Kings | 18/1 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 20/1 |
San Jose Sharks | 22/1 |
St. Louis Blues | 28/1 |
Boston Bruins | 33/1 |
Calgary Flames | 33/1 |
Ottawa Senators | 33/1 |
Florida Panthers | 40/1 |
New York Islanders | 40/1 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 40/1 |
Winnipeg Jets | 40/1 |
Arizona Coyotes | 66/1 |
Buffalo Sabres | 66/1 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 66/1 |
Detroit Red Wings | 66/1 |
Colorado Avalanche | 75/1 |
New Jersey Devils | 75/1 |
Vancouver Canucks | 75/1 |
Vegas Golden Knights | 150/1 |